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but the fact is the government would then have all of this revenue. if it spends that revenue to create jobs and regardless of what the republicans say, government creates jobs all the time from school teachers like your mother to people like my brother who was a ditch digger, and you could get to work because he was out there cleaning the culvert out after a storm. we need a whole lot of jobs created. if the government gets all the revenue and we push it out the door, that will help the economy grow. >> we had an excellent economy under president clinton at those rates. what are we afraid of? >> in fact, more jobs were created in the eight years of bill clinton than the 20 years of reagan and the two bushes. eight years. more than in the other 20. >> david cay johnston, great to have i don't with us tonight. thank you so much. >> you're welcome. >>> there's a lot coming up in the next half hour. stay with us. >> are you proud of what americans for prosperity has achieved this year? >> you bet i am. we're going to do more too. >> the koch brothers mon
but the fact is the government would then have all of this revenue. if it spends that revenue to create jobs and regardless of what the republicans say, government creates jobs all the time from school teachers like your mother to people like my brother who was a ditch digger, and you could get to work because he was out there cleaning the culvert out after a storm. we need a whole lot of jobs created. if the government gets all the revenue and we push it out the door, that will help the...
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>> for the government, the biggest impact n 1986, we'd similar thing, capital gains went from 20% to 28%. what happened is capital gains collections doubled in 1986 and then fell by half the following year, we can expect our government will have more than expected tax revenues this year and next year, when taxes go up, everyone will say, see, the tax hikes didn't work, we actually collected less revenue. and so the danger is we build program of this year's revenue, forecast base on this year's tax revenue and fall short next year. it could impact spending this money is not out there not generating jobs, not buying things or, you know, building things. >> got leave it there great stuff as always. thanks very much. >>> coming up next, flu fears starting early this year. why this flu season could be the worst in years. >>> and later on, iran stays shot down an american drone. the navy says no you didn't. either way, our own phil lebeau has firsthand experience with a small drone playing a big role in this latest skirmish. icans be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow
>> for the government, the biggest impact n 1986, we'd similar thing, capital gains went from 20% to 28%. what happened is capital gains collections doubled in 1986 and then fell by half the following year, we can expect our government will have more than expected tax revenues this year and next year, when taxes go up, everyone will say, see, the tax hikes didn't work, we actually collected less revenue. and so the danger is we build program of this year's revenue, forecast base on this...
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a bloated federal government that wants to spend too much to help the poor. >> government's approach has been to expand bureaucracy and spend lots of money on bloated top-down anti-poverty programs. we're trying to measure compassion by how much we spend not by how many people we help. >> the takeaway, we care. we care about the same things we always cared about -- cutting taxes and slashing the government. in "the daily beast" calling this attempt at rebranding, if you will, gaseous rhetoric. saying until these guys actually embrace some amount of policy change, it's same old, same old. >> you know i think rubio at least his suits fit better than paul ryan's suits do. watching them, on the one hand it's cool watching them being -- trying to be progressive. but it's -- these suits are ill-fitting these compassion -- sudden compassion for the poor. it's a little bit like listening to bloomberg speak spanish. >> nice try but awkward. >> i'm happy to hear paul ryan talking about the poor and i hope this is a trend in the republican party. >> i don't know -- if i were paul ryan's strateg
a bloated federal government that wants to spend too much to help the poor. >> government's approach has been to expand bureaucracy and spend lots of money on bloated top-down anti-poverty programs. we're trying to measure compassion by how much we spend not by how many people we help. >> the takeaway, we care. we care about the same things we always cared about -- cutting taxes and slashing the government. in "the daily beast" calling this attempt at rebranding, if you...
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. >> and many of these people are public servants and working for the united states government and celebrate that. >> did you got that out of my special then i hope you don't watch it. >> ben stein, all kidding aside, i just wonder, s what you will about what happened to our spa program we used to own it and hitch a ride with the russians to sll be a part of it. we're trapped inur own debt and that seems to limit our options and even o thinking abouhow we get out of messes. >> it was a heart breaking situation, and by the way, to go back to rl life for a second, i g to the army medical center, we used to be called walter reed and now down in bethesda and quite often seeing amazing heroes with their limbs blown off and making aife with themselves and their families and plenty of heroes, and teachers and so forth, and you're right out of washington we've allow our government to create a lead weight of debt that brings us down, down, down, instead of great things and turned over the rush shins and chinese and surrendered our enormous lead in the space program because of other indebtedness. it's
. >> and many of these people are public servants and working for the united states government and celebrate that. >> did you got that out of my special then i hope you don't watch it. >> ben stein, all kidding aside, i just wonder, s what you will about what happened to our spa program we used to own it and hitch a ride with the russians to sll be a part of it. we're trapped inur own debt and that seems to limit our options and even o thinking abouhow we get out of messes....
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we have governing body. if you want to do a call in this country you have to get written permission from the person you want to wind up to actually be allow the call to be broadcast and go on air. australia does have similar rules. i think the radio station definitely has broken some rules and i think we're going to have to it with a and see how that pans out in the next few weeks. >> thank you. royal watcher there i appreciate it thank you very much. >> thank you very much. >> we wish the duke and duchess the best. we debate you decide. is it voter fraud or voter suppression. mike huckabee our pal has advice for the president on how to avoid taking us over that damn fiscal cliff. marijuana is legal in washington, soon to be legal in colorado. wait until you see what they are selling. would gun control really have saved the life of the woman killed by her football-playing boyfriend? all coming up. music: "make so" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ ♪it's so important
we have governing body. if you want to do a call in this country you have to get written permission from the person you want to wind up to actually be allow the call to be broadcast and go on air. australia does have similar rules. i think the radio station definitely has broken some rules and i think we're going to have to it with a and see how that pans out in the next few weeks. >> thank you. royal watcher there i appreciate it thank you very much. >> thank you very much....
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they're against taxes because they think it fuels government and they're against government. they're against compromise -- they're particularly compromised with this particular president for a whole host of reasons. we have the same dynamic. we had back in 2011 when john boehner, i think, left to his own devices would cut a deal with the president in five minutes. >> let's stop for a second. i think they're darn serious. who knows what the world's going to react to this. we don't know. we don't know. forget the market. the world economy doesn't know. my question is this. would the republican party like to go over the cliff hanging onto that 2% rich people and say that's why they did it? can they live with themselves if they do it? >> they have -- in some ways the politics for boehner becomes easier. i don't like to call it a cliff. after they go down the slope. >> why? >> because if nothing happens between now and the oerchd the year, all the tax cuts, puff, they disappear. you come back the first week in january and you pass a bill and then the tee partiers, boehner can make
they're against taxes because they think it fuels government and they're against government. they're against compromise -- they're particularly compromised with this particular president for a whole host of reasons. we have the same dynamic. we had back in 2011 when john boehner, i think, left to his own devices would cut a deal with the president in five minutes. >> let's stop for a second. i think they're darn serious. who knows what the world's going to react to this. we don't know. we...
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pray that he will shower with your life giving spirit those with whom we trust the authority of our government. that we may be a blessing to all the nations of the world. in a time of prosperity, fill our thoughts with thankfulness, and let us not lose our trust in you. let this national tree be a reminder that in some inexplicable way you are standing next to us at all times. all this we ask in your most holy name, amen. >> good evening. i have asked the national park foundation and the national park service. it is a privilege to participate in the national christmas tree lighting. 90 years ago, the scrams tradition -- this grand tradition began. through the years, the tradition has continued in times of peace and times of war. times of prosperity and times of hardship. steadfast and true for 90 years, we have come here. tonight, we gather in the majesty of president's park to honor this place. in our nation is woven together with moments and places such as these. each with a unique and honorable story to share. places like that smelly, yosemite, yellowstone, places that the remind us of our
pray that he will shower with your life giving spirit those with whom we trust the authority of our government. that we may be a blessing to all the nations of the world. in a time of prosperity, fill our thoughts with thankfulness, and let us not lose our trust in you. let this national tree be a reminder that in some inexplicable way you are standing next to us at all times. all this we ask in your most holy name, amen. >> good evening. i have asked the national park foundation and the...
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government. that's no way to run the country. >> what do you think the chances of that happening? >> it's possible. one of the things that the republicans might get as part of this package is another opportunity to make their case around the debt ceiling. but there ought to be some limit on it and i like the president's proposal that basically requires a two-thirds vote to overcome the president's decision to raise the debt. that still gives members a chance to weigh in, still requires a vote on the debt limit. it doesn't let lawmakers off the hook but it also means that you can't hold the country's economy and full faith and credit hostage every time you want to demand more in cuts or tax increases. >> congressman adam schiff, thank you. >> let me play for you a little exchange from yesterday. >> is there an objection? >> madam, preserving the right to object. matters of this controversy, what we're talking about is a perpetual debt ceiling grant. >> i guess we have a filibuster of his own bill so i object. >> is there objection to the original request? >> yes, i object. >> objec
government. that's no way to run the country. >> what do you think the chances of that happening? >> it's possible. one of the things that the republicans might get as part of this package is another opportunity to make their case around the debt ceiling. but there ought to be some limit on it and i like the president's proposal that basically requires a two-thirds vote to overcome the president's decision to raise the debt. that still gives members a chance to weigh in, still...
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war, syria's chemical weapons program is openly acknowledged by that government. >> these weapons are meant to be used only and strictly in the event of external aggression against the syrian republic. >> reporter: but the president will also be warned of the risks. civilians could be killed by a deadly release of gas if the sarin isn't all destroyed. syrian air defenses could bring down u.s. pilots if fighter jets are used. the regime could move its chemical weapons even minutes before an attack. and if the weapons start moving around, that poses another dire consideration. officials worry that terrorists could then move in and try to seize control of this deadly arsenal. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> thanks. >>> earlier i spoke with a reporter from amsterdam, and he talked about how marijuana affected that city. next, we're going to have a seattle city leader listen to what he said to us. and is his city ready for pot being legal? that's next. ♪ mom? dad? guys? [ engine turns over ] [ engine revs ] ♪ he'll be fine. [ male announcer ] more people are leaving bmw, mercedes
war, syria's chemical weapons program is openly acknowledged by that government. >> these weapons are meant to be used only and strictly in the event of external aggression against the syrian republic. >> reporter: but the president will also be warned of the risks. civilians could be killed by a deadly release of gas if the sarin isn't all destroyed. syrian air defenses could bring down u.s. pilots if fighter jets are used. the regime could move its chemical weapons even minutes...
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so, it's all about the government, what it costs the government. what about what it costs the taxpayers, the people who make the money to give to these bozos to waste. >> i thought we were the government. >> exactly. >> i'm trying to figure out where cal is coming from. >> yeah. but the president, you know, was out in philadelphia on friday, and he seems to be sort of, continuing the campaign almost as if he didn't win the election and the media are playing-- >> again, look, there's no question the media are trying to push the republicans toward a deal although there's a significant backlash against it. look, the president is campaigning, he's campaigning, just like he's kept going, but it worked for him and before november 6th why should he stop now? >> all right, more news watch ahead. if you see something that you feel shows evidence of media bias, tweet us at fox news watch on twitter. next, the new york times breaks a key rule in journalism. >> covering the conflicts in the middle east, a real challenge for reporters to get the facts right. bu
so, it's all about the government, what it costs the government. what about what it costs the taxpayers, the people who make the money to give to these bozos to waste. >> i thought we were the government. >> exactly. >> i'm trying to figure out where cal is coming from. >> yeah. but the president, you know, was out in philadelphia on friday, and he seems to be sort of, continuing the campaign almost as if he didn't win the election and the media are playing-- >>...
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government jobless benefits for the long-time unemployed are set to expire. terrell? >> susan mcginnis starting us off in washington this morning. susan, good to see you. thank you so much. >>> in the midwest, heavy snow is beginning to taper off, but rolling in behind it is bitterly cold temperatures. parts of minnesota have gotten about 16 inches of snow. minneapolis and st. paul declared the first snow emergency, and blizzard and storm warnings have been issued from parts of south dakota to wisconsin. hundreds of accidents have been reported and over 150 flights canceled. >>> overseas the family of the doctor rescued in afghanistan say they're thankful for his safe return. dr. dilip joseph was captured. they sent in a special operations team on monday. one member of the special ops team was killed. president obama said the servicemember gave his life for the fellow american. >>> the fighting in syria has spilled over into lebanon. there are reports four people died in tripoli on sunday, 12 others were wounded. also u.s. and russian diplomats met in moscow again sun
government jobless benefits for the long-time unemployed are set to expire. terrell? >> susan mcginnis starting us off in washington this morning. susan, good to see you. thank you so much. >>> in the midwest, heavy snow is beginning to taper off, but rolling in behind it is bitterly cold temperatures. parts of minnesota have gotten about 16 inches of snow. minneapolis and st. paul declared the first snow emergency, and blizzard and storm warnings have been issued from parts of...
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the government is encouraging contributions by giving the deduction. take it away your contribution and places like this will be worse off. >> reporter: the biggest tax deduction of all is also popular. the $84 billion a year mortgage interest deduction. >> if you're paying interest on your mortgage, you can deduct that, reduce your taxable income and therefore pay less to the i.r.s. >> reporter: does this deduction have a demonstrably fect on people's behavior, what they do when they're buying houses? >> it affects their behavior but in an odd way. it doesn't induce people to buy a house in the first place. it doesn't change their likelihood of buying. it induces them to pay more for a house or buy a bigger house. we're subsidizing big houses not homeownership. >> reporter: the amount you save depends on your marginal tax rate, the rate applied to money you earn once you reach your highest bracket. >> you save 5 cents for every dollar you duct in the 35%. if you're in the 15% tax bracket you only save had 15 cents. in terms of the home mortgage we're
the government is encouraging contributions by giving the deduction. take it away your contribution and places like this will be worse off. >> reporter: the biggest tax deduction of all is also popular. the $84 billion a year mortgage interest deduction. >> if you're paying interest on your mortgage, you can deduct that, reduce your taxable income and therefore pay less to the i.r.s. >> reporter: does this deduction have a demonstrably fect on people's behavior, what they do...
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and we believe that the federal government should stop discriminating against same sex couples legally married by their states. but defender of traditional marriage between one man and one woman say, quote: since president bill clinton signed doma into law, 30 states have followed suit by incorporating the definition of marriage into their constitutions. voters in these states will not accept an activist court redefining our most fundamental social institution. arguments on both cases are likely to be in march and rules likely in june. shep? >> shepard: we got another announcement from the supreme court today. it's going to take up another case that really could effect what we all pay for prescription drugs. >> right. this is about the battle between more expensive brand name drugs and cheaper generic drugs. some of the brand name companies pay the generic drug makers to keep cheaper drugs off store counters which some estimates say cost consumers $3.5 billion a year in higher drug costs. the supreme court will determine if this practice illegally reduce competition. shep? >> shepard:
and we believe that the federal government should stop discriminating against same sex couples legally married by their states. but defender of traditional marriage between one man and one woman say, quote: since president bill clinton signed doma into law, 30 states have followed suit by incorporating the definition of marriage into their constitutions. voters in these states will not accept an activist court redefining our most fundamental social institution. arguments on both cases are...
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. $600 billion in cuts in entitlement and $250 billion in changes in way the government changes inflation that would impact social security. let me bring in the national journal from the editor. good morning. i want to talk to you about this republican proposal saying republicans in congress want to get serious about asking the wealthiest to pay slightly higher tax rates. we won't be able to achieve a significant balanced approach to the deficit. it does have some revenue in it, even though it's not from tax increases. so what does this opening offer say about where we are in these negotiations? >> well, it seems very difficult to imagine that we're going to be getting to a deal that will handle everything that needs to be addressed before the end of the year. i think the first main thing that needs to be addressed is the question of the tax cuts expiring. and for the obama administration, the question is, is it in their interest to trade tax cuts for the wealthy? increase for the wealthy for raising the age for eligibility for medicare, for example. i'm not sure that that's a trade that
. $600 billion in cuts in entitlement and $250 billion in changes in way the government changes inflation that would impact social security. let me bring in the national journal from the editor. good morning. i want to talk to you about this republican proposal saying republicans in congress want to get serious about asking the wealthiest to pay slightly higher tax rates. we won't be able to achieve a significant balanced approach to the deficit. it does have some revenue in it, even though...
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officials warned the syrian government not to use chemical weapons on its people. online, an update to a law in saudi arabia renews a debate about male guardianship. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: now whenever a saudi woman leaves the country, her husband or father receives a text message. the recent changes to the long- held system of male guardianship sparked outrage on twitter recently. i spoke to a journalist in saudi arabia who says the practice reinforces male control. our conversation is in the rundown. today's science roundup features dragonflies, or as one science writer calls them "the bengal tigers of the microworld." find the story on our home page. how can you secure a larger social security payment from an ex-spouse? the answer is in this week's installment of "ask larry." all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ifill: and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at turkey's request for nato to deploy patriot missiles along its border with syria. i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll
officials warned the syrian government not to use chemical weapons on its people. online, an update to a law in saudi arabia renews a debate about male guardianship. hari sreenivasan has more. >> sreenivasan: now whenever a saudi woman leaves the country, her husband or father receives a text message. the recent changes to the long- held system of male guardianship sparked outrage on twitter recently. i spoke to a journalist in saudi arabia who says the practice reinforces male control....
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any time the federal government cuts, the states cut too. and the majority of our incomes do come from the state, we don't rely on a lot of federal funds, but as far as our drinking water is concerned, we are definitely working for federal funds to fix the problem. >> i want to ask the question of the mayor and for valerie, how much do you think that a tax increase really winds up penalizing you for being successful in business. you have to shell out all this money, you take the hit. >> we do take the hit because in our case, my husband and i own a company and it's an s-corp. so that revenue flows into our personal income and we will take a hit and we are just middle income citizens. so in fact it will affect us greatly. >> todd, you wanted to say something, i mean how much is it that, hey, i'm successful, i'm making a lot of money, and look at this, all of the money's going to go away, it's like i'm being penalized here. >> because the tax increase actually goes to the small business owner, because most small business owners actually report
any time the federal government cuts, the states cut too. and the majority of our incomes do come from the state, we don't rely on a lot of federal funds, but as far as our drinking water is concerned, we are definitely working for federal funds to fix the problem. >> i want to ask the question of the mayor and for valerie, how much do you think that a tax increase really winds up penalizing you for being successful in business. you have to shell out all this money, you take the hit....
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i think divided government is very difficult. and there's some principles that speaker boehner is fighting for, with which i actually agree. but i think politically, the risk here for the gop, is they've become the party of rich people. and they give up the middle-class to the democrats. and i think you saw some of that in the presidential election. i don't think that's their intent. i think their tax reform intent is quite sound. but the way this is playing out, i think that's a big risk for them. >> they're becoming the party of rich, white, older men, is what it seems to me. you can't think of any other section of american community that right now is thinking the republican party's for me. this isn't be a good place for them to find themselves. >> i think that's why the politics of this are, you know, make it quite possible to go over the cliff. i think the democrats see precisely that. if we go over the cliff, the republicans get blamed. so, there is not exactly an incentive to go over. i think the republicans, what they worr
i think divided government is very difficult. and there's some principles that speaker boehner is fighting for, with which i actually agree. but i think politically, the risk here for the gop, is they've become the party of rich people. and they give up the middle-class to the democrats. and i think you saw some of that in the presidential election. i don't think that's their intent. i think their tax reform intent is quite sound. but the way this is playing out, i think that's a big risk for...
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they're protesting the government spending cuts due to kick in at the end of the year as part of the fiscal cliff. >> we don't want to see our public hurt in any way. >> just down the road in washington, d.c., the standoff continues. house speaker john boehner says he's still waiting for president obama to make his next counteroffer to the republican plan he rejected. >> i'm going to need a response from the white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. >> the president and boehner spoke on the phone wednesday, but republicans want more. >> we want to sit down with the president. we want to talk specifics. >> whether the talks happen on the phone or in person, here on capitol hill or at the white house, there will be no deal without a compromise on taxes, something that does not appear likely any time soon. >> an obsession to raise taxes is not going to solve the problem. >> treasury secretary timothy geithner said the white house is absolutely willing to go over the fiscal cliff if the gop doesn't agree to raise taxes on the top 2% of earners. while a handful of repub
they're protesting the government spending cuts due to kick in at the end of the year as part of the fiscal cliff. >> we don't want to see our public hurt in any way. >> just down the road in washington, d.c., the standoff continues. house speaker john boehner says he's still waiting for president obama to make his next counteroffer to the republican plan he rejected. >> i'm going to need a response from the white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. >>...
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it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not get back into the workforce. we see the trust fund set to hit insolvency in 2016. host: we will go first to tim from carolina on the republican line. caller: good morning. how are you? i would like to ask a question. how can the government extend unemployment benefits to the tune of -- it seems like unlimited when the recession came in in 2009 and i guess bush was leaving and obama was coming in. how could they extend them that long when i am 47 years old and i have never done it in my life until 2009. yet these people were able to go way
it will only increase government spending. unemployment benefits are a stopgap measure that prevent people who might be able to get work from getting other government benefits. the most egregious example is social security disability. as people start to exhaust their unemployment benefits, they apply for disability. that is a good program designed for people who are unable to work. as more and more people who can work apply for it, that drains the resources. once they get on that, they do not...
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the other thing that will happen with the fiscal cliff is the massive withdraw of government spending and we haven't talked about that as much as taxes. people with less money because of tax cuts going away would have less money to spend into the economy but also the federal government withdrawing federal spending from parts of the economy that are used to getting it, the military, et cetera but other sectors nonmilitary. that's the other piece that could hurt people. >> when we talk about the fiscal cliff and back and forth that is happening between the white house and the hill, i guess i'm confused because on one hand there is a sense that this is all par for the course, they know they're going to get a deal done, it's fine, everything is good and then there's also this sort of the pr blitz which is, we are very far from a deal. this is what ayman alluded to this, the speaker had a press conference a few minutes ago. david axelrod giving his take and john boehner giving his take. let's take a listen. >> you saying then for pr purposes -- >> the president and the speaker are very flu
the other thing that will happen with the fiscal cliff is the massive withdraw of government spending and we haven't talked about that as much as taxes. people with less money because of tax cuts going away would have less money to spend into the economy but also the federal government withdrawing federal spending from parts of the economy that are used to getting it, the military, et cetera but other sectors nonmilitary. that's the other piece that could hurt people. >> when we talk...
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the founding fathers wrote the second amendment in part because they were fearful of having government completely disarm the citizenry. they also had gun control laws. they didn't view the second amendment as a libertarian license for anyone to have any gun anywhere they wanted. >> there were gun control laws way back when, when our founding fathers were drafting these words. what kind of gun limitations were there back then and from the existence of those laws, even if you were an originalist to kind of try to understand and unwrap and figure out what the original drafters meant what could you then discern about the capacity to pass current gun control laws. one thing we know is that the founding fathers regulated guns and who could own them when they thought it was necessary for public safety. the kind of things they thought was necessary we don't grow with anymore. they thought blacks shouldn't have guns and had disdiscriminatory gun laws. the founding fathers barred loyalists, people who refused to swear a loyalty to the revolution to own guns. we are talking about people exercisin
the founding fathers wrote the second amendment in part because they were fearful of having government completely disarm the citizenry. they also had gun control laws. they didn't view the second amendment as a libertarian license for anyone to have any gun anywhere they wanted. >> there were gun control laws way back when, when our founding fathers were drafting these words. what kind of gun limitations were there back then and from the existence of those laws, even if you were an...
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>> no, we have not heart from from cuban government officials. in the past, they respected chavez's privacy, allowed him to make the announcements. we expect him to meet him at the airport if he arrives today. but you can guarantee that cuban officials are following the developments here. one of the things that made chavez so influential throughout the region and the world, is he has really given away much of his country's oil wealth for securing cuba, nicaragua, and in a sense, that bought him credibility, power, and we just don't know if his successor would keep those kinds of generosity go books when and that's concern for officials here in cuba. >> appreciate that, thanks so much. did you see it last night? a historic night for one college student. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios [ tylenol bottle ] me too! and nasal co [ tissue box ] he said nasal congestion. yeah...i heard him. [ female announcer ] tylenol® cold multi-symptom nighttime relieves nasal conges
>> no, we have not heart from from cuban government officials. in the past, they respected chavez's privacy, allowed him to make the announcements. we expect him to meet him at the airport if he arrives today. but you can guarantee that cuban officials are following the developments here. one of the things that made chavez so influential throughout the region and the world, is he has really given away much of his country's oil wealth for securing cuba, nicaragua, and in a sense, that...
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at the core this is about asking americans to pay more americans to the federal government. this is just -- it's -- bill clinton called it kabuki theater. it's a way for republicans not to be ashamed and walk back the ideological core they've run on for the past few years. >> if president obama is able to come out and say i'm going to support getting rid of tax ducks for charitable organizations, hospitals, universities, religious organizations, i want to get rid of that tax deduction f he puts his finger -- his hand anywhere near that decision, he's going to be a loony toon every hospital, church, philanthropic in the united states, from the rockefeller down to the littlest catholic charity will fight that. they need those tax cuts to survive. it's a loony toon idea. i'm sorry. a little joke there. let me ask you this. let's take a look at president's last comment of the day. this is his response to gop's what i consider a face-saving proposal. here's the president. >> if congress in any way suggests they're going to tie votes to debt ceiling votes and take us to the brink
at the core this is about asking americans to pay more americans to the federal government. this is just -- it's -- bill clinton called it kabuki theater. it's a way for republicans not to be ashamed and walk back the ideological core they've run on for the past few years. >> if president obama is able to come out and say i'm going to support getting rid of tax ducks for charitable organizations, hospitals, universities, religious organizations, i want to get rid of that tax deduction f...
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i have been continually harassed by the government. and they're attempted to discharge me with every fine. i have documentations and -- to get it and -- . >> mcafee illegally crossed into guatemala with his fiance and two journalists. he's hired a lawyer. >>> lance armstrong will hold on to his bronze medal from the 2000 sidney games for now. the international olympic committee postponed -- and they stripped four of their medals first athens olympics. they were disqualified after the doping samples came back positive. >>> today, a federal appeals court won't stop a decision to put the large images on all cigarette packages. the appeal asked for a full quarter panel to revisit the case. some of the nation's largest tobacco companies sued to block the mandate, claiming the images and stories of the smokers report true. the government argues the antismoking campaign is factual. >>> like grading your home can make the holidays merry and dangerous. each year, thousands of consumers are injured. millions of dollars in property loss reported
i have been continually harassed by the government. and they're attempted to discharge me with every fine. i have documentations and -- to get it and -- . >> mcafee illegally crossed into guatemala with his fiance and two journalists. he's hired a lawyer. >>> lance armstrong will hold on to his bronze medal from the 2000 sidney games for now. the international olympic committee postponed -- and they stripped four of their medals first athens olympics. they were disqualified after...
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if grover norquist wants to run government he needs to run office. >> you have people like saxby chambliss to indicate they were backing away from their pledge. grover norquist gets on the phone to them in the last several days and report of phone calls are that suddenly chambliss is going back a little bit maybe on what he had to say. so, i mean, do you think that his influence has waned? >> this is exactly what i'm saying is that, and chambliss is who i was thinking about. he threatens people. i do think his influence is reining. i think there's a crack in grover's armor and that's why he tried to shore it up last week by calling up people and intimidating them. it's time we hold him to task. he should not be allowed to hold the republican party hostage like he has. it's very irresponsible. do i think there's enough republicans that are moderate enough that they understand the need to raise revenue. but the question is will they be able to step forward. the other question will john boehner lead his caucus or will his caucus lead him. if john boehner leads his caucus then he'll be able to
if grover norquist wants to run government he needs to run office. >> you have people like saxby chambliss to indicate they were backing away from their pledge. grover norquist gets on the phone to them in the last several days and report of phone calls are that suddenly chambliss is going back a little bit maybe on what he had to say. so, i mean, do you think that his influence has waned? >> this is exactly what i'm saying is that, and chambliss is who i was thinking about. he...
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states began prohibiting alcohol before the federal government passed the constitutional amendment to do so. and once prohibition was the law of the land, through that constitutional amendment, it was actually states that first began breaking that consensus by basically, in opposition to the federal government, essentially legalizing alcohol. there is a similar movement happening now, happening tomorrow, actually. and 50 years from now or 80 years from now, we may look back on december 6th, 2012, on tomorrow, as an equally epoch ral moment, as the end of prohibition 2.0. tomorrow washington state will begin the process of implementing the most liberal marijuana regime in the world, along with colorado. on election day this year, voters in both colorado passed ballot initiatives legalizing react rational use of pot. in washington, as of tomorrow, it will no longer be against the law to have in your possession up to an ounce of marijuana if you are over the age of 21. that happens tomorrow in washington state. there are many, many unanswered questions as to how this will work in the act
states began prohibiting alcohol before the federal government passed the constitutional amendment to do so. and once prohibition was the law of the land, through that constitutional amendment, it was actually states that first began breaking that consensus by basically, in opposition to the federal government, essentially legalizing alcohol. there is a similar movement happening now, happening tomorrow, actually. and 50 years from now or 80 years from now, we may look back on december 6th,...
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what kind of government do we have? the idea you can allow that to happen when the congress already has control over spending is ridiculous. it doesn't serve any purpose. yes, we should do away with that. still have congress have the ability to block it, if they want to vote to do it, but not incremental increases when they don't serve a purpose. >> okay, henry bloj jet. thanks very much. >> thank you for having me. >> straight ahead, boehner lays down the smackdown on gop-ers who dare to challenge the status quo. later, i go hunting with doug dynasty. i'm so excited for this show. "the cycle" rolls on for tuesday, december 4th. male anno] when a major hospital wanted to provide better employee benefits while balancing the company's bottom line, their very first word was... [ to the tune of "lullaby and good night" ] ♪ af-lac ♪ aflac [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. [ yawning sound ] a new way to save on your prescriptions. it's the aarp medicarerx saver p
what kind of government do we have? the idea you can allow that to happen when the congress already has control over spending is ridiculous. it doesn't serve any purpose. yes, we should do away with that. still have congress have the ability to block it, if they want to vote to do it, but not incremental increases when they don't serve a purpose. >> okay, henry bloj jet. thanks very much. >> thank you for having me. >> straight ahead, boehner lays down the smackdown on gop-ers...
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it wasn't set up to have the federal government step in and do this. they were trying to give the states more control. an open question is, if these governors stay recalcitrant, are they essentially going to set the system up to fail and they get what they want. >> that seems to be whether -- >> setting up exchanges sort of dismantle obama care or difficult to access it or ejecting the expansion, there has to be some -- the question is how much they're held accountable by their constits wents. >> this goes to a cynicism grover referred to in his interview with you where he said well, people think that if we raise taxes on the wealthy, eventually we'll result in higher taxes for them. and part of the idea here is, people think if we can challenge this form of health care, distributed as ezra reported with very, very good mar gyps for these states -- margins from these states from the fed we can undermine the system. it's a deeply cynical view of how government benefits work and share the sacrifice. it can work in the short term because i don't know that
it wasn't set up to have the federal government step in and do this. they were trying to give the states more control. an open question is, if these governors stay recalcitrant, are they essentially going to set the system up to fail and they get what they want. >> that seems to be whether -- >> setting up exchanges sort of dismantle obama care or difficult to access it or ejecting the expansion, there has to be some -- the question is how much they're held accountable by their...
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it's not the responsible way it govern. >> schieffer: are you betting eventually the republicans will cave on the taxes? >> there's no-- there's no path to an agreement that does not involve republicans acknowledging that rates have to go up for the wealthiest americans. >> schieffer: you're saying you can't do it just by eliminating deductions and other-- >> very good question. you know, we've taken a careful look at this, and we think we should limit deduction but if you look carefully at how to do this, there is no way to raise a meaningful amount of revenue, relative to the sights of our fiscal challenges, by just limiting deductions for wealthy americans. there's just not enough room there. you can raise a the lo of money if you're prepared to raise taxes significant she on middle class families by eliminatey deductions, but we don't think that is the way. >> schieffer: you can figure out some kind of an agreement, beyond just kicking it down want road? >> i think we can, and we have a responsibility to do that. and, again, there's nothing that stands in the way of that agreement
it's not the responsible way it govern. >> schieffer: are you betting eventually the republicans will cave on the taxes? >> there's no-- there's no path to an agreement that does not involve republicans acknowledging that rates have to go up for the wealthiest americans. >> schieffer: you're saying you can't do it just by eliminating deductions and other-- >> very good question. you know, we've taken a careful look at this, and we think we should limit deduction but if...
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they have never adapted to having to govern. it's extraordinarily difficult to get a majority of his conference to go along with anything. the speaker has to jettison the rule, the majority of the majority rule where he won't take up anything without a majority of the republican conference. he can get something strongly bipartisan, but it may mean having to take on that conservative clique in his conference and say, look, we have responsibility to govern. we have responsibility to do the right thing, and the american people are counting on us and we have to acknowledge the argument we made against any kind of tax increase on upper income families, we've lost that fight and argument. it's time to come together and compromise. >> let me play what senator ron johnson said on cnn just this morning regarding the president and what he says the president is not understanding here. let's play it. >> this president just simply doesn't understand that, and so as a result he punishes success. we put at risk the economic growth that we real
they have never adapted to having to govern. it's extraordinarily difficult to get a majority of his conference to go along with anything. the speaker has to jettison the rule, the majority of the majority rule where he won't take up anything without a majority of the republican conference. he can get something strongly bipartisan, but it may mean having to take on that conservative clique in his conference and say, look, we have responsibility to govern. we have responsibility to do the right...
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families and plenty of heroes,nd teachers and so forth, and you're rig out of washington we've allowed our government to create a lead weight of debt that brings us down, down, down, instead o great things and turned over the rush shins and chinese and surrendered our enormous lead in the space program because of other indebtedness. it's heart breakinghat this whole enormous adventure of outerpace has now passed from the united states to other countries. it's just a heartache. >> do you think, charles payne, that we could have done what we did in the states and even initiated a race, if we had the debt, if we do now back then? >> 16 trillion? i, you know, it would have been a lot tougher to push it through. i do want to get back to what adam was saying. there's big difference between being a public servant to your constituents to america, and being this servant to an agenda or an ideology. i applaud like charlie gaerino barack obama's suess, john boehner's success, came in humble beginnings, but neither one of us are doing us a favor. neither one of them are deserving of hero worship in a country fal
families and plenty of heroes,nd teachers and so forth, and you're rig out of washington we've allowed our government to create a lead weight of debt that brings us down, down, down, instead o great things and turned over the rush shins and chinese and surrendered our enormous lead in the space program because of other indebtedness. it's heart breakinghat this whole enormous adventure of outerpace has now passed from the united states to other countries. it's just a heartache. >> do you...
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people don't understand that to get spending going in the economy, the government has to buy goods and services. it's not enough to put dollars into people's pockets because a lot of of it gets suspended or used to pay down at the timeette debt. the key thing that would help the most is not putting enough money into public works. clearly, we have a vast, your own state needs at least $50 billion to fix up from the hurricane, and to put into place some things that will prevent future damage. the roads are falling apart the bridges are falling apart there's crying needs. this is a win-win for the economy. >> eliot: this sounds very much like paul krugman has been calling out for this, there are ways to get demand back to where it needs to be to stimulate hiring. the two consequences the deficit hawks said would result is interest rates would go up and inflation would spike. neither has happened. why not? >> that's right. because we still don't have an economy that is operating anywhere close to potential. we have vast unused resources people unemployed who could be working. we could hire
people don't understand that to get spending going in the economy, the government has to buy goods and services. it's not enough to put dollars into people's pockets because a lot of of it gets suspended or used to pay down at the timeette debt. the key thing that would help the most is not putting enough money into public works. clearly, we have a vast, your own state needs at least $50 billion to fix up from the hurricane, and to put into place some things that will prevent future damage. the...
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up next, rebels say syria's government is already using chemical weapons. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. because helps you keep doing what you love. no wonder it's america's #1 selling pain reliever. you took action, you took advil®. and we thank you. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. >> bret: activist in syria say rebels captured parts of another large army base in the north. that tightens their grip on areas close to the turkish border. back in the u.s., the government is moving closer to making a decision about one faction in the opposition forces. there are increasing concerns about chemical weapons. here is chief intelligence correspondent cath
up next, rebels say syria's government is already using chemical weapons. i need you. i feel so alone. but you're not alone. i knew you'd come. like i could stay away. you know i can't do this without you. you'll never have to. you're always there for me. shh! i'll get you a rental car. i could also use an umbrella. fall in love with progressive's claims service. because helps you keep doing what you love. no wonder it's america's #1 selling pain reliever. you took action, you took advil®. and...
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we have seen extraordinary leadership from other parts of government already. we -- don't we judge presidents by whether they stand tube the moment of history in which they live. we have seen president obama step up to this issue, gay marriage. >> "don't ask, don't tell" now saying he won't enforce doma. >> our military has stepped up. >> even the marines are doing a great job. >> even the marines are. now, we have to see, will the supreme court also keep pace in our time with the other major institutions. >> chad, you're the export. i supported it, my wife has for years. hrc, you have a hell of a great name, human rights campaign, great name. >> life, liberty and property cannot be denied except by due process of law. you have to break a law to lose your liberty. it has to be a crime. you can't be denied liberty, your thoughts on that issue and how that can be used in this constitution. >> that's exactly right. is there no state right. the plaintiffs in this case, the fundamental right to marriage. chris, oftentimes, we get lost a bit talking about these thing
we have seen extraordinary leadership from other parts of government already. we -- don't we judge presidents by whether they stand tube the moment of history in which they live. we have seen president obama step up to this issue, gay marriage. >> "don't ask, don't tell" now saying he won't enforce doma. >> our military has stepped up. >> even the marines are doing a great job. >> even the marines are. now, we have to see, will the supreme court also keep pace...
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offer real and concrete policy solutions and a real role for government, appropriate role for government to play in addressing those anxieties. i think we're one election away from being able to do that. would always our but we have to do. we have to recognize what it is and concentrate. >> how much of a danger to the public is being proposed by this change is? >> i wouldn't call it a danger to i think it's a challenge. it's a challenge. like every election is a challenge. take what you stand for and tried to convince people that it's better for them to what the other side is offering. sometimes people have forgotten the article of persuasion. politics is not just being what people are for. sometimes politics should be but and oftentimes it should be but understand what is the right thing for the country and working hard to convince people that that is the right thing for country. that's an important part of the political process. it has gotten lost recently. [inaudible] >> look, there are a large number of hispanics will also happen to be liberal democrats. there's nothing wrong in tryi
offer real and concrete policy solutions and a real role for government, appropriate role for government to play in addressing those anxieties. i think we're one election away from being able to do that. would always our but we have to do. we have to recognize what it is and concentrate. >> how much of a danger to the public is being proposed by this change is? >> i wouldn't call it a danger to i think it's a challenge. it's a challenge. like every election is a challenge. take what...
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. >>> and a north bay oyster company is fighting an eviction order by the federal government. the agreement between the company and environmental agency expired last month. >> yes. look at these little guys. 100 were discovered in the vallejo arena. it is a sign that the echo system is starting to recover. >> reporter: the city of vallejo was prejudicing its public marina when it dug something up, something no one expected, something odd. >> i have been here 23 years and i have never seen these guys before. >> reporter: california oysters. although small and not too many, these oysters are sensitive to water quality. >> the water is getting better and the quality is getting much improved. >> reporter: this hasn't always been the case. for over 100 years a shipyard operator across the river and legend has it once in the 1940s the water caught fire. that combined with agriculture runoff in the napa valley created nasty water. down river matthew sears manages the 112-year-old vallejo yacht club. he said since shipping closed and wildlife has improved, the wildlife is returning. >
. >>> and a north bay oyster company is fighting an eviction order by the federal government. the agreement between the company and environmental agency expired last month. >> yes. look at these little guys. 100 were discovered in the vallejo arena. it is a sign that the echo system is starting to recover. >> reporter: the city of vallejo was prejudicing its public marina when it dug something up, something no one expected, something odd. >> i have been here 23 years...